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Harambee buses back on the road after ‘teething problems’

DA concerned about the lack of funding to complete the other phases

January 4, 2018

GUESTS alighting a Harambee bus during a tour of Station 7 in Tembisa.

THE City of Ekurhuleni has urged residents of Isando and Tembisa to start using the Harambee bus rapid transit (BRT) system after the service was marred by ‘teething problems’ and temporarily suspended following its official launch on October 18.

A public notice issued by the City reads: “The City of Ekurhuleni, together with the Ekurhuleni taxi industry, are calling residents of Tembisa and Isando to start using the Harambee bus service again.”

The notice also said two new stops have been added on Isando Road and Diesel Street.

Mike Waters, the DA’s deputy chief whip in the National Assembly and head of Lethabong constituency, said in a statement late last year: “Despite the huge investment of more than R2-billion put into the BRT system, Phase One will only become operational in 2020.